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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John…
Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Showing, the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. / Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrim's progress. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Shewing, the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. / Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrim's progress. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]
Boston, : Reprinted, and are to be sold by Nicholas Boone at the Bible in Cornhill., 1728
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Answ. It may be for several Causes.
First Some that are coming to Christ, cannot • persuaded, until the Temptation comes, that th• are so Vile as the Scripture saith they are, Tr• they see so much of their Wretchedness as to de• them to Christ: but there is an over and above • Wickedness, which they see not. Peter little • that he had Cursing, and Swearing, and Lying • an inclination in his heart to Deny his Master, • fore the Temptation came. But when that ind• came upon him, then he found it there to his • row John 13.36, &c.
First Some that are coming to Christ, cannot • perswaded, until the Temptation comes, that th• are so Vile as the Scripture saith they are, Tr• they see so much of their Wretchedness as to de• them to Christ: but there is an over and above • Wickedness, which they see not. Peter little • that he had Cursing, and Swearing, and Lying • an inclination in his heart to Deny his Master, • fore the Temptation came. But when that ind• came upon him, then he found it there to his row